Chiang Kai-shek [1] showing great readiness to co-operate and has
placed all his resources at our disposal but labouring under a
strong sense of grievance that his frequent requests in the past
for some form of joint planning have been ignored and that
although war has already been waging [sic] for four days no effort
has been made to formulate stubborn resistance. He visualizes
permanent military council here possibly under American control.

Russian military attache assured Chiang Kai-shek that Russia's
entry into war now mainly a question of procedure and Chiang Kai-
shek feels lack of coordinated strategy by other powers may delay
this decision.

Chiang Kai-shek has given positive proof of willingness to co-
operate by fresh strategical dispositions in Yunan and cancelled
orders for the [2] force to enter China. I now feel it essential
that we should capitalize Chinese willingness to help and strongly
urge that you press for some immediate decisions on the question
of plans of war and general strategy.